The official Blog for bikewalklee.org. BikeWalkLee is a community coalition raising public awareness and advocating for complete streets in Lee County, FL.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

BikeWalkLee's local representatives, including new Fort Myers Beach rep

BikeWalkLee welcomes its new representative for Fort Myers Beach, Bruce Butcher, who's chair of the Town's Safety Committee. Thanks to all six of BWL's local reps for keeping our network informed and involved in what's happening around the county.

BikeWalkLee
has been involved in advocacy on a countywide basis, participating in
all the Lee County MPO meetings and committees, and in the Board of
County Commission committees and hearings. While the majority of
transportation decisions that affect bike/ped/transit facilities and
complete streets policies are made in these two bodies, the local
jurisdictions (Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach,
and Sanibel) also make bike/ped decisions on their local roads as well
as influence decisions on county maintained roads.

Beginning in 2011, BikeWalkLee designated local representatives in each jurisdiction. Click here to the updated list and bios of our local representatives. These individuals serve as our “point persons” who lead the local
advocacy efforts and keep the BWL network informed about what’s
happening in their jurisdiction. Great things are happening in the local
jurisdictions and our local representatives are in the thick of things.

We're pleased to announce that Bruce Butcher is the new BWL representative for Fort Myers Beach. Bruce chairs the Town's Safety Committee that has been working for over a year to address pedestrian and bicycle safety on the Beach.

About BikeWalkLee Blog

This is the official Blog for BikeWalkLee.org. BikeWalkLee is a community coalition raising public awareness and advocating for complete streets in Lee County -- streets that are designed, built, operated and maintained for safe and convenient travel for all users: pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of all ages and abilities.